"Quo Vadis" A Story of the Time of Nero. Translated from the Polish by William E. Smith. Street & Smith's Special Revised Translation. Eagle Series No. 183.

Sienkiewicz, Henryk.

Verlag: New York Street & Smith, Publishers 238 William Street. Copyright, 1898, by J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company. Copyright, 1900, by Street & Smith., 1900

Beschreibung

5 inches x 7 1/8 in., [4]pp. list of the Street & Smith Eagle Series (Numbers: 184-1); title-page with the S. & S. device, and copyrights on the reverse; pp. [5]-246 + [8]pp. of illustrated ads for hair products (Hall's Hair Renewer, Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers). Color-printed design paper cover; the cover shows re-pasting at the spine edge. This copy lacks the back cover, and most of the printed paper spine, the front cover shows typical chipping and an early owner's name in ink; chipping to the edges of the Eagle titles list with some pencil marks by items, a few pages corners have been turned down. Early owner's name on the title-page with a date and other names (?) present: Miss Pearl Childs Oct. 28, 1900 Sunday Eve; inked numbers on the inner front cover. Printed on "pulp" newsprint type paper which shows the typical browning and considerable brittleness. A very popular title, but copies of these very fragile items are quite scarce. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1404635554

Bibliografische Details

Titel: "Quo Vadis" A Story of the Time of Nero. ...

Verlag: New York Street & Smith, Publishers 238 William Street. Copyright, 1898, by J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company. Copyright, 1900, by Street & Smith.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1900

Einband: Soft cover

Zustand: Fair

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket